BA Archaeology and Anthropology (Full-time) (
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
About this course
BA Hons in Anthropology and Archaeology. Core topics include Fieldwork. The programme features a professional placement module, and offers study options in Egyptology, Aegean and Near Eastern interactions, museum heritage, and ancient households. Modules also cover the archaeology of death, burial and the afterlife.
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Entry requirements
96-112 UCAS Tariff Points
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What students say
Based on about 14 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 73%
- Assessment and feedback: 90%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 61%
- Learning resources: 77%
- Student voice: 66%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 16 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Caring personal services: 26%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 11%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 11%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 7%
- Find their work meaningful: 84%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 61%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 74%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 115 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 9%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 7%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 12%
- London: 7%
- South East: 13%
- South West: 6%
- Wales: 28%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Other qualifications: 10%
Modules
- Exploring the Humanities
- Anthropology Today
- Hieroglyphs 1
- Into the Field
- What makes civilisation?
- Death, Burial and the Afterlife
- From Egypt to the Near East: phenomena of the Mediterranean
- Myths and Mythology: How Stories Shape the World
- Doing Archaeology: The Past in Practice
- Introduction to Archaeology
- An Introduction to Ethics
- Exploring the Study of Religion and Theology
- People’s worlds: Interactions with the Environment
- Ancestors, Death and Burial
- Animals in Archaeology
- Difficult Heritage/ Dark Tourism
- Art and Ancient Egypt 4000BC to the 2020ies: Exhibiting artistic representations
- Excavation and Fieldwork
- Entanglements: Exploring Interactions between the Aegean and the Near East
- Hieroglyphs 1
- Thinking With Things
- (Re)presenting and (Re)constructing the Past
- Households in the ancient world
- Museums, Heritage and Representation
- Professional Placement
- Hieroglyphs 2
- Activism, Protest and Campaigning for Global Justice
- Family, Gender and Sexuality
- Free-Market Environmentalism, Big Business and Global Politics
- Materialities in Anthropology
- International Mobility Opportunity
- Philosophy of Mind: Humans, Animals and Machines
- Religions in Africa
- Approaches to Economic Relations
- Living in Multi-Cultural Worlds
- Global Genocides
- International Political Economy
- Ancient Lives in Death
- Thinking Through History - Independent Project
- Heritage Project
- Independent Project
- Hieroglyphs 1
- Ancestors, Death and Burial
- Animals in Archaeology
- Excavation and Fieldwork
- (Re)presenting and (Re)constructing the Past
- Difficult Heritage/ Dark Tourism
- Ancient Lives in Death
- Entanglements: Exploring Interactions between the Aegean and the Near East
- Households in the ancient world
- Exhibiting the Past: Ancient Egypt, death and modern representation
- Art and Ancient Egypt 4000BC to the 2020ies: Exhibiting artistic representations
- Hieroglyphs 2
- Thinking With Things
- Activism, Protest and Campaigning for Global Justice
- Family, Gender and Sexuality
- Free-Market Environmentalism, Big Business and Global Politics
- Materialities in Anthropology
- Women and Religion
- Religions in Africa
- Philosophy of Mind: Humans, Animals and Machines
- Approaches to Economic Relations
- Global Genocides
- Living in Multi-Cultural Worlds
- International Political Economy
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Archaeology and Anthropology (Full-time) ( at University of Wales Trinity Saint David earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £18,000 after 3 years, £22,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £18,000 and £27,000. The £22,000 median after five years is £8,500 less than the UK median for Anthropology.
What do graduates of BA Archaeology and Anthropology (Full-time) ( at University of Wales Trinity Saint David do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Archaeology and Anthropology (Full-time) ( at University of Wales Trinity Saint David?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Archaeology and Anthropology (Full-time) ( at University of Wales Trinity Saint David?
The average entrant had 96 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Archaeology and Anthropology (Full-time) ( at University of Wales Trinity Saint David?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.